Literature
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For Food Network addicts, new book hits the spotOct 01, 2013 6:00 am - In the early days of the Food Network, chefs taped shows in kitchens where sinks emptied into buckets that had to be carted out between takes. One chef's original set ha...
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Book notes: Brandon Mull reads from ‘Spirit Animals’ at Anderson’sSep 29, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author William Kent Krueger as he discusses and signs copies of his latest mystery title, “Tamarack County,” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Centuries and S...
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’Doctor Sleep’ was a challenge for Stephen KingSep 29, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pop culture consumes authors, musicians and actors and quickly moves on. Only a few have staying power, and Stephen King is one of those rare figures....
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Muppet magic probed in new biography of Jim HensonSep 28, 2013 6:00 am - If ever you had a single question about the felt magic Jim Henson managed to create, chances are Brian Jay Jones' sweeping new biography of the puppeteer will answer it....
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Indian Trails Library chosen to host Polonia programSep 26, 2013 5:36 pm - The Indian Trails Library District has been selected as the only U.S. public library to host “All of Polonia Reads to Kids,” designed to strengthen activities that promo...
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Former Sen. Alan Dixon writes memoirSep 25, 2013 4:43 pm - CARBONDALE — Former U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon is making appearances to promote his new book, “The Gentleman from Illinois.” The Southern Illinoisan reported he was in Carbond...
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Shacochis back with 'The Woman Who Lost Her Soul'Sep 25, 2013 11:00 am - It's hard to talk about “The Woman Who Lost Her Soul” without giving away too much of its intrigue. The novel starts off in U.S.-occupied Haiti, but it's not really just...
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Darkness pervades 'Men We Reaped'Sep 25, 2013 6:00 am - The last chapter of Jesmyn Ward's memoir, “Men We Reaped,” begins with a litany of statistics “about what it means to be Black and poor in the south.” The numbers mount ...
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Stephen King shines on in 'Doctor Sleep'Sep 24, 2013 10:00 am - Consider this the sequel you never knew you were waiting for but will be very glad it arrived. Thirty-six years after introducing readers to Danny Torrance and a precogn...
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An American family, disillusioned with AmericaSep 23, 2013 6:00 am - Jonathan Lethem’s latest novel, “Dissident Gardens,” is a tour de force, a brilliant, satirical journey through America’s dissident history from 1930s-era communism ...